Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDASH)

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​Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business and seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by:

  • Promoting that we are an armed forces-friendly organisation.
  • Seeking to support the employment of veterans, spouses and partners through:
        • Supporting veterans with a disability (acquired through service or otherwise) through the Disability Confident Scheme;
        • Recognising military skills and qualifications;
        • Holding briefing days targeted at those leaving the armed forces, to raise awareness of opportunities for employment;
        • Advertising through service-friendly recruitment agencies and charities.
  • Offering flexibility in granting leave during and after deployment and allowing for consideration of special leave through our flexible working policy;
  • Seeking to support our employees who choose to be members of the Reserve forces, by seeking to accommodate training and deployment;
  • Offering support to our local cadet units, by building relationships with our local Reserve Forces and Cadets Association;
  • Active participation in Armed Forces Day.

​About us

Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is a NHS healthcare organisation providing a broad and diverse range of services for patients of all ages across mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We currently provide services across the geographical footprint of Doncaster, Rotherham and North Lincolnshire, covering over 650 square miles and serve a population of around 735,000 people.

We employ around 3,400 people and have a staff bank of approximately 470 people, with around 150 active volunteers.

We are proud to continue to achieve positive outcomes from our industry regulators, awarded Good from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in our 2018 inspection. We also maintain a Level 1 status from NHS Improvement demonstrating stability in our operating position.

One of our core values is about care and compassion and we demonstrate a real commitment to supporting a positive culture of openness. We support the positive health and well-being of our staff with various initiatives and have a competitive employee benefit offer.

 

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